Ron Wyden

Indiana has become the second state to win permission from the Trump administration to require certain low-income residents on Medicaid to work, study or perform public service to qualify for the health insurance.

Federal officials' approval Friday came almost exactly three years after the Obama administration allowed Indiana to test novel rules within its Medicaid program - among them, charging insurance premiums to even those in deep poverty - but rejected the state's attempt to impose work requirements.

Blocked in 2015 from compelling people on Medicaid to hold or prepare for jobs, Indiana officials created a voluntary "Gateway to Work" as part of their...

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